Documents et rapports
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Private but Misunderstood ? Evidence on Measuring Intimate Partner Violence via Self-Interviewing in Rural Liberia and Malawi (anglais)
Women may under-report intimate partner violence (IPV) due to several social and psychological factors. This study conducts a measurement experiment in rural Liberia and Malawi in which women were asked...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS10124 Date du document: 20 juillet 2022 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Park,David Sungho,Aggarwal,Shilpa,Jeong,Dahyeon,Kumar,Naresh,Robinson,Jonathan M.,Spearot,Alan
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Behavioral biases and firm behavior : evidence from Kenyan retail shops (anglais)
Many subjects in lab experiments show considerable risk aversion in small-stakes gambles. This is counter to the predictions of expected utility theory for any reasonable degree of risk aversion but is...
Type de document: Article de revue Numéro du rapport: 92931 Date du document: 1 mai 2013 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kremer,Michael Robert,Lee, Jean,Robinson,Jonathan M.,Rostapshova,Olga V.
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Risk-coping through sexual networks : evidence from client transfers in Kenya (anglais)
Why do women engage in transactional sex? While much of the explanation is that sex-for-money pays more than other jobs, this paper uses a unique panel dataset constructed from 192 self-reported diaries...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS5582 Date du document: 1 février 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Robinson,Jonathan M.,Yeh,Ethan
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Transactional sex as a response to risk in western Kenya (anglais)
Formal and informal commercial sex work is a way of life for many poor women in developing countries. Though sex workers have long been identified as crucial in affecting the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly...
Type de document: Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques Numéro du rapport: WPS4857 Date du document: 1 mars 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Robinson,Jonathan M.,Yeh,Ethan